Everyone, While I was in Mounds, Okla. looking for Chaste Eubanks' grave site a few weeks ago (I had seen Chaste's one line death notice in the Mena Star weekly newspaper 'personals' column that he died in Mounds, Okla. on Jan. 4th, 1924) I visited the nearby Mounds city cemetery. I had earlier mapped out several 'local' cemeteries (within a 15 mile circle of Mounds) in the region as a backup to the Mounds Cemetery. The Mounds Cemetery was a nice, well kept, grassed, medium sized cemetery. Walking through the oldest section (I had graded the cemetery by grave stone appearance) I noticed several grave markers dated around the late 1800s and early 1900s. I soon realized it would take a lucky break if I was going to find Chaste's grave (at that time I wasn't sure if he was buried at this cemetery), and beside this it was a HOT day (107 degrees and with a noon time sun). I told Max (my son) that we should run into town (pop. of 600) to see if we could dig up some local information on Chaste's whereabouts. At the Municipal Office, I talked to the town secretary about what I was trying to do, and after she was convinced that I wasn't some out-of-towner looking to settle a grudge, gave me the names of two local people who were very knowledgeable about the nearby cemeteries. Noticing that there were several unused phones behind her desk, I asked her where I could find a pay phone to make the calls to the two people. She told me there was one at the market down the street and another in the opposite direction at the town bank. Thanking her for the names and numbers, I left the air conditioned comfort of the office for the HOT sun waiting for me outside (Max had decided to remain in the car with the windows down). I wasn't able to find the market (actually was two additional block further than I went while looking) and the bank had recently removed the phone since it wasn't being used enough). I decided to go inside the bank to find if they knew of a pay phone where I could make a few local calls. Success! The smiling woman behind t person was not home (I left a message). The second person named L.O. was home. I told LO about I what I was looking for and he spent fifteen minutes looking at his notes for the Mounds Cemetery, the next farther Twin Mounds Cemetery. No Luck... There was no sign of a C.C. Eubanks being buried in any of the local cemeteries. LO mentioned that Chaste could have been buried in someone's family cemetery which would make it tough trying to locate the grave. After thanking LO for his help, Max and I headed for the nearby county seat to look further (with no luck). Looks like the grave was right under my nose after all. Mark Gibbons ----------------------------------- CERTIFICATE OF DEATH Oklahoma State Board of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Register No. 122 1. Place of Death County: Creek (as in the Creek Indian's county) Town or City: Mounds (named after local Indian burial mounds) Street: 19-925 2. Full Name: C.C. Eubanks 3. Sex: Male 4. Race or Color: White 5. Single, Married, Widowed, or Divorced: Married 6. Date of Birth: Aug. 18, 1855 7. Age: 67 years, 4 months, 6? days 8. Occupation: Minister 9. Birthplace: Georgia 10. Name of Father: Alvin Eubanks 11. Birthplace of Father: Dont know 12. Maiden name of Mother: Mary Eubanks 13. Birthplace of Mother: Dont know 14. Informant: J.P. Eubanks Address: Mounds, Okla. 15. Filed: 12/31/1923, Fred Hicher (Register, name hard to read) 16. Date of Death: December 24, 1923 17. I hereby certify, That I attended deceased from December 1, 1923 to Dec 23, 1923 that I last saw him alive on December 23, 1923, and that death occurred on the date stated above at December 24, 2 am. The cause of death was as follows: Paralysis 18. Signed: C.M. A?, M.D., December 31, 1923, Mounds, Okla. 19. Length of Residence: no entry 20. Place of Burial: Mounds Cem, Mounds, Okla., Dec 25/26, 1923 21. Undertaker: Fred Hicher (last name hard to read)